Chang ‘e IV will land on the moon next year. China experts reveal how to grow potatoes on the moon.

  The movie "Mars Rescue" describes the plot of the protagonist trying to grow potatoes on Mars. Now, this vision is expected to be completed by China. In 2018, the popular science payload "Lunar Micro-Ecosphere" will land on the lunar surface as a special passenger on Chang ‘e IV, where potato seeds, Arabidopsis seeds and silkworm eggs will be placed. Two kinds of plants will take root and sprout within the 100-day experimental period and produce the first flower on the surface of the moon. Silkworm will also complete the complete life cycle of egg hatching, larval growth and development and cocoon breaking into butterflies.

  The reporter of Beijing Youth Daily learned that Professor Xie Gengxin, the chief designer of "Lunar Micro-Ecosphere", said that by the end of 2018, the popular science payload will "ride" Chang ‘e IV to the moon, realizing the first biological experiment on the surface of the moon. This biological experiment will be broadcast live to the whole world through a small camera.

  On June 18th, Xie Gengxin, the chief designer of "Lunar Micro-Ecosphere", was interviewed by Beijing Youth Daily, and introduced in detail the idea and process of this biological experiment, such as planting potatoes on the moon. In Xie Gengxin’s view, although many difficulties need to be overcome, this experiment is of far-reaching significance. It will be the first lunar biological experiment for human beings, which is of great significance to the future survival of human beings on extraterrestrial planets.

  The first biological experiment on the surface of the moon

  Beiqing Daily: Why was there such an experimental idea at the beginning?

  Xie Gengxin: Actually, growing organisms on other planets is an area that many countries are studying. China’s previous exploration has landed on the moon, and this experiment is another innovation in the exploration process.

  Beiqing Daily: Who is conducting this experiment?

  Xie Gengxin: This project is a popular science load led by Chongqing University. It has been an experiment for more than two years. In addition to Chongqing University, Hunan University, Beihang University, China Aerospace Science and Technology Group and other universities and enterprises have also participated in it, involving multiple R&D teams with interdisciplinary subjects such as machinery, control, environment, biology, optics and energy. There are more than twenty staff members at the core of the team.

  Beiqing Daily: What is the "lunar micro-ecosystem"?

  Xie Gengxin: This is a cylindrical device, with a height of 18 cm and a diameter of 16 cm. It is made of aluminum alloy, and the national flag of China and the signs of Chongqing University and Research Center are affixed on the surface. The weight of the whole popular science load lunar micro-ecosystem is 3 kg, but its cost is more than 10 million yuan, and the camera alone is 600 thousand yuan.

  Beiqing Daily: Compared with other countries, what is the international position of this exploration?

  Xie Gengxin: This exploration in our country is the first biological experiment on the moon, which is ahead of the United States, Russian and other countries. This exploration will also prove that among many countries in the world, our country’s space exploration is changing from the previous follow-up to the leading and leading stage.

  Different from the first flower in outer space opened by NASA space station in the United States last year, our experimental location is 380 thousand kilometers away from the earth, which is much farther than that of the International Space Station, which is more than 300 kilometers away from the ground.

  Planting with large temperature difference and strong radiation on the moon faces many challenges.

  Beiqing Daily: What are the difficulties to overcome this time?

  Xie Gengxin: On the moon, it is 14 consecutive days of daylight and then 14 consecutive days of darkness. The high temperature can reach more than 100 degrees Celsius, and the low temperature drops to more than 100 degrees Celsius below zero.

  In addition, the ultraviolet rays on the moon have not been filtered, and the survival of animals and plants needs to face harsh environments such as high radiation and microgravity. This is far from the living environment on earth. These are all difficult problems to overcome.

  Beiqing Daily: What do potatoes, Arabidopsis and silkworms live on?

  Xie Gengxin: Our "lunar micro-biosphere" is actually simulating the living environment of animals and plants on the earth. The device will contain water and equipped nutrient solution, and the temperature in the jar will be kept between 1℃ and 30℃ through certain technology, and the humidity and nutrients inside will be controlled well.

  In addition, the photosynthesis of animals and plants is carried out by absorbing the natural light of the moon, and there is no light in the whole device. The light pipe in the "jar" absorbs the natural light on the surface of the moon for photosynthesis, and the released oxygen is absorbed by silkworm eggs, and then the silkworm eggs discharge carbon dioxide and domestic garbage for plant seeds.

  Beiqing Daily: How can animals and plants carry Chang ‘e to the moon to overcome the overweight problem?

  Xie Gengxin: A difficult problem in the experiment process is how to fix the seeds and silkworm babies in a "jar" so that they will not be scattered due to overweight and other pressures during launch.

  We have repeatedly calculated the design and weight of the container, for example, because the soil is too heavy and the utilization efficiency is not high, we chose nutrient solution, and the seeds and silkworm babies have also been fixed under overweight conditions through technology.

  Potatoes are expected to be a food for human beings to survive in space.

  Beiqing Daily: Why did you choose potato, Arabidopsis and silkworm?

  Xie Gengxin: First of all, from the biological conditions, the selected plants and organisms should be relatively resistant to high and low temperatures, and the growth cycle should not be very long. After experiments, these three kinds of animals and plants are relatively qualified.

  In addition, the choice of potato is also to provide support for the next step of human survival in space. At present, many countries and research institutions in the world regard potato as the main food for human survival in space.

  Secondly, the choice of animals and plants will also be close to the life of ordinary people and conform to the cultural tradition of China. Potatoes are the most common food, and silkworm babies are cute. There is also a step of breaking cocoons into butterflies in the growth cycle, which has a good moral and symbolizes the progress and innovation of China in space exploration.

  Beiqing Daily: Is the potato cultivated in the later period expected to become human food?

  Xie Gengxin: It’s a possibility. We will conduct experiments on the earth at the same time and under the same conditions, and compare and analyze the data of the two. Through experiments, it is possible that the quality and yield of potatoes planted on the moon are relatively high, but this needs further research.

  Beiqing Daily: Is it possible for humans to survive on the moon in the later period?

  Xie Gengxin: If plant seeds can germinate, grow and bloom in this environment, silkworm eggs can hatch normally, larvae can grow and develop, and break cocoons into butterflies, which shows to some extent that it is not a dream for human beings to live on the moon.

  If the experiment is successful, it will provide technical support and lay a foundation for human beings to carry out the survival of extraterrestrial planets. Just as the micro-ecological circle on the moon is infinitely large, theoretically, human beings can also live on the moon.

  Text/reporter Zhang Xiangmei Intern reporter Zhang Cong

What does Chinese modernization mean to the world?

  Xinhua News Agency, Beijing, March 16th Question: What does Chinese modernization mean to the world?

  Xinhua news agency reporter

  Modernization, as a remarkable symbol of the development and progress of human civilization, is the goal that China people have been striving for since modern times.

  Looking back at history, it took China several decades to complete the industrialization process that the western developed countries had gone through for hundreds of years, and created a turning point in the fate of the Chinese nation from sinking to rising, from suffering to glory.

  Facts speak louder than words. the Communist Party of China (CPC) led the people of China out of a new road of Chinese modernization and created and will continue to create miracles in the history of human development. This miracle is not only China’s, but also the world’s, and will bring many positive and far-reaching influences to the world.

  Rewrite the modern world map

  In today’s world, the total population of industrialized developed countries and regions is less than 1 billion. Chinese-style modernization will bring more than 1.4 billion people into a modern society as a whole. China’s "amazing leap" in modernization exceeds the sum of the existing developed countries, which will completely rewrite the world map of modernization.

  China’s total economic output jumped from 367.9 billion yuan in 1978 to 121 trillion yuan in 2022, ranking second in the world. In addition, the manufacturing scale and foreign exchange reserves rank first in the world, the total trade volume of goods ranks first in the world, and attracting foreign investment and foreign investment ranks first in the world … … China’s impressive economic development achievements are accelerating the eastward shift of the center of gravity of the world economy.

  As one of the scholars who first put forward the concept of "globalization" in the West, Albrau, a well-known British sociologist, said that from the perspective of population size and development speed, Chinese modernization "may be the greatest progress made by any country in history".

  Chinese-style modernization has also given the modern world map a new background of common prosperity. Since the reform and opening up, 770 million rural poor people in China have been lifted out of poverty, accounting for more than 70% of the global poverty reduction population in the same period. China achieved the poverty reduction goal of the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development 10 years ahead of schedule. UN Secretary-General Guterres praised "China is the country that has made the greatest contribution to global poverty reduction".

  In the view of Pakhin Balakul, president of Thailand-China Cultural and Economic Association, former president of the National Assembly and former deputy prime minister, attaching importance to people’s well-being is a significant connotation of Chinese modernization. "China has made outstanding achievements in reducing poverty and promoting the development of underdeveloped areas, and the people’s living standards have been significantly improved." Bochin said, "This is an unprecedented great development model, dedicated to making everyone live a good life."

  Inject surging momentum into world development

  In recent ten years, China’s average economic growth rate is 6.6%, ranking among the leading economies in the world, and China’s average contribution rate to world economic growth exceeds 30%. China’s economy has recently overcome the unexpected challenges, maintained its growth momentum, contributed stability and certainty to the development of the world economy, and become the main power source and stabilizer of the world economic growth.

  Joseph Matthews, a senior professor at Bertai International University, believes that as the second largest economy in the world, China’s modernization has brought positive changes to the cooperation and development of all countries in the world and promoted multilateralism and economic globalization. China advocates interconnection, inclusive development and promotes the construction of Community of Shared Future for Mankind. Chinese modernization has made important contributions to regional growth and stability.

  The "the belt and road initiative" initiative, which will celebrate its 10th anniversary this year, has become a distinctive symbol of China’s high-level opening-up and modernization. From 2013 to 2022, the trade volume of goods between China and countries along the "the belt and road initiative" increased from 1.04 trillion US dollars to 2.07 trillion US dollars, with an average annual growth rate of 8%. In the past 10 years, "the belt and road initiative" has become a popular international public product, which has injected surging momentum into promoting the common development of the world.

  Yasiru Ranaraja, a Sri Lankan expert who has been studying "the belt and road initiative" for a long time, took his country as an example and said that Sri Lanka has been lagging behind in infrastructure construction for a long time. China has helped Sri Lanka to build highways, ports and other infrastructure in various ways, which has promoted the overall development of local economy and society. China has gained advanced technological advantages in the process of modernization. By building a "the belt and road initiative", these technologies will benefit countries along the route.

  In the process of China’s modernization, material civilization and spiritual civilization complement each other and work together to lead the world’s development towards a more comprehensive and balanced direction. Chen Gang, assistant director of the Institute of East Asian Studies at the National University of Singapore, pointed out that the level of economic development is an important indicator to measure the process of modernization, and it is not only the modernization of material civilization that occupies an important position in the blueprint of Chinese modernization, but also spiritual civilization that should develop in harmony with it, so as to realize "all-round enrichment of things and all-round development of people", which has important reference significance for the development of other countries.

  Provide new options for human modernization.

  Chinese-style modernization has broken the myth of "modernization equals westernization", opened up a modernization road that belongs to China but has world significance, and provided a Chinese plan for human beings to explore a better social system. Looking back on the course of exploration, independence, people first, peaceful development, openness and tolerance, and United struggle … … The modernization "keywords" condense the development wisdom of China people, and bring important enlightenment to all countries in the world, especially developing countries.

  "Although the concept of modernization originated in the West, looking at the world, many countries are not taking the road of modernization as a whole, but retaining their own characteristics in social and political systems while making reference to the material level." Chen Gang said, "Modernization has never been a simple Westernization. Chinese-style modernization has provided new ideas for the international community, especially developing countries, to promote modernization."

  Chinese-style modernization works because it is based on China, rooted in China culture and conforms to the reality of China.

  "The practice in China proves that whether a country’s development path is correct depends on whether it conforms to its national conditions and conforms to the development trend of the times." Yershan Setov, a researcher at the Kazakhstan Institute of World Economics and Politics, said.

  Kenyan international scholar Cavens Adehill constantly ponders the green driving force of China’s development: "‘ Lucid waters and lush mountains are invaluable assets ’ The concept and practice have truly grasped the essence of environmental protection and are of great significance to promoting the sustainable development of mankind in the future. "

  Huang Weixiong, Dean of New Zealand Business School, believes that China adheres to the path of peaceful development, promotes multilateralism and promotes the construction of Community of Shared Future for Mankind. "Chinese-style modernization has increased confidence for more developing countries to explore their own modernization road independently. Every step of Chinese modernization will have a worldwide impact and will play a positive role in building new international relations and improving global governance. "

  … …

  Plan profit when you plan the world. Under the guidance of the concept of building Community of Shared Future for Mankind, China has always held high the banner of peace, development, cooperation and win-win, and continuously benefited itself and the world with its modernization achievements.

  China is China of the world, and the development of China is closely linked with the world. China in the future will embrace the world with a more open and inclusive attitude, Chinese modernization will bring more opportunities and enlightenment to global development and prosperity, and China will join hands with the world to create a greater miracle of human development. (Note holder: Wang Yu; Participating reporters: Li Hualing, Zhang Jiye, Cai Shuya, Li, Wu Changwei, Che Hongliang, Song Yu, Lu Huaiqian, Du Fu, Adrian Xu)

After the help of the Shanghai people went to Guizhou, Chen Zhi, Secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee wrote a letter!

In May of this year, a Shanghai elderly tourism group consisted of 30 people to Guizhou travel. In five days, they visited the Scenic Area of ??Xijiang Miao Village, LIBO size, Huangguoshu Waterfall.

Photo of Shanghai Elderly Tourism Group: Hu Guangdan

Photo of Shanghai Elderly Tourism Group: Hu Guangdan

Hu Guangdan, a member of Shanghai Elderly Tourism Group

In the Guizhou tour guide, the driver’s enthusiastic service, the employees of the scenic area are responsible for them to travel and satisfied. After returning to Shanghai, Huang Fan wrote a letter to the party secretary of the Guizhou Provincial Party Committee in the Tourism Group, Sun Zhigang:

The beautiful scenery of the mountains and the hearts of Guizhou people

-The public letter from the Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee

Comrade Sun Zhigang, Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee:

Since May 22, 26, Shanghai tourists participated in the Chunqiu Tourism Company to visit Guizhou. Our 30 tourist teams swimming in Xijiang has thousands of houses. LIBO’s natural bridge, big seven holes, small seven holes, and yellow fruit trees. Due to time, we only swim in Guizhou’s beautiful scenery. It can be a spectacular scenery, a beautiful environment and good air not only injected the health of our middle -aged and elderly people. It also makes us unforgettable memories.

More memorable services to the people of Guizhou Scenic Area. They want tourists to think, help tourists need, and let most tourists come to the hall for satisfaction. For example, the service of the patio travels, Master Li, who has set up a coach is a representative. Master Li served us for a few days. Not only is the car stable, but the service attitude is also very enthusiastic, reducing your luggage for us. Carry all the way to train seat training. be careful. Miss Wu Tong always laughed and introduced the mountain scenes, historical events, and clear people in Guizhou. It is also an introduction to the source, the formation and development of multi -ethnic culture in Guizhou. Guizhou special products, Guizhou’s special products, political history, economy, culture, and Guizhou’s social development is now in the future. Her emotional interpretation is like a vivid and interesting Guizhou multicultural course.

According to the travel itinerary, she also took us to the museum and related shopping malls. Guests can buy more, completely voluntarily, no slightest, forced meaning, still as always, full of enthusiasm for everyone. 30 tourists have a common feeling: Tian Gui’s service is different from the so -called service exposed black guidelines.

When our itinerary entered the golden scenic area, let us come to the sightseeing car of the next attraction. It is not long. It is attracted to the beauty along the way. Many people excitedly took out their mobile phones to take pictures. Tourists also want to take a mobile phone, but the mobile phone is gone. If you lose your phone, it doesn’t matter. The most important thing is that the memory is gone. The tourist is very frustrated and has no interest in watching views. A partner accompanied by the lost mobile phone. I didn’t think anyone answered. This is an unexpected surprise. Tell the tour guide. Tian Weiyu contacted the phone and confirmed that Wang Zhirong received a mobile phone in the car from the car to the tourist car company. Treatment of all confirmation, tourism and tourism returned to the previous excitement and happiness. When the tour of the day was over, when Tian Gui took away his mobile phone, he could defend the owner of the phone. Cao Yuanyuan, a dispatcher, was very serious. He requested calling the mobile phone number. When the dispatcher confirmed, he was rude to the owner and reminded it with goodwill: "Pay attention to keep your own items. There is no similar situation."

Comrade Zhizhi: The author travels at home and abroad. But to Guizhou or the first time. But this is the first time. Let us feel that Guizhou is not only beautiful and beautiful, but at the same time, let us experience the beauty of Guizhou people. Guizhou tourism service.

In this regard, let’s take a look at the actual impact of the provincial government and the provincial government in the 19th national spirit and socialist thought with Chinese characteristics. You are also developing tourist attractions and also create a good tourism atmosphere. This is the past, and the vast and vast landscape of this country will reach the arrival of national or even global tourists. We will also actively promote some scope, and the public letter of the Provincial Party Committee will be widely released among our friends’ friends. Try to mobilize friends, family, classmates, comrades, colleagues and familiar urban and rural residents to Guizhou. Let them share the happiness of traveling to Guizhou.

Guizhou’s vast tourist attraction, its beautiful mountains and mountains, beautiful, beautiful scenery, the hearts of the people of Guizhou, and beautiful tourism services. Comprehensive, we can call this Feng Shuibao’s rich country, which is rich and expensive.

From May 22nd to 26th, the representative of Shanghai to Guizhou Tourism Group

Hu Guangdan

Photo of Shanghai Elderly Tourism Group: Hu Guangdan

Photo of Shanghai Elderly Tourism Group: Hu Guangdan

Today (July 26), a reporter from Guizhou interviewed Hu Guangdan. He said that the reason for Shen Zhigang, the secretary of the Guizhou Secretary’s Provincial Party Committee, was indeed because of a deep impression on Guizhou this time. The journey is short and wonderful. He wants to promote the external world and let tourists from all over the country go to Guizhou to feel the mountains of Guizhou, beautiful, beautiful scenery, and the soul of Guizhou people!

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